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Revision as of 18:26, 29 November 2021
| This page was last updated for (v1.0). |
contains only
monsters. Therefore, clearing it with pre-Volcanic
setups is unfeasible due to the Combat Triangle penalties.
The guide is written with the goal of idling the dungeon. If you want to do it manually, the requirements are much more relaxed, although the more DR you have, the easier it is to do anyway.
After you clear the dungeon 100 times, you will unlock Ancient Magicks -
,
, and
- Icicle Volley is by far the strongest. Ancient Magicks is not affected by damage amplification in any way except the Combat Triangle. No curses, no debuffs, no gear buffs. However, it is much stronger than the basic magic at this stage. For instance, when basic magic could clear
8 times per hour, Ancient Magicks could do it 22 times. In this guide, it is assumed that you have
.
Gear to idle
Melee
is usually done with
because the 
dragon armor set requires only
to produce. It then can be trimmed to provide 30% DR. Below is the melee loadout that requires
to idle the dungeon on any game mode. However, pay attention that even slightly less DR or HP will mean death for this loadout because it is 2 HP away from the max hit of Malcs.
| Item | Slot | DR |
|---|---|---|
 (G) Dragon Helmet
|
Head | 6% |
 (G) Dragon Platebody
|
Body | 6% |
 (G) Dragon Platelegs
|
Leggings | 6% |
 (G) Dragon Boots
|
Boots | 6% |
 Paladin Gloves
|
Hands | 4% |
| Subtotal | 28% | |
 Knight's Cape
|
Cape | 1% |
 Elite Amulet of Defence
|
Neck | 2% |
 Silver Diamond Ring
|
Ring | 1% |
| Any Error creating thumbnail: File missing Melee
|
Weapon | 0% |
 (G) Dragon Shield
|
Off-hand | 6% |
| Total | 38% | |
Magic
The other possible option is
. Please note that to idle the dungeon with the build below, you must have
or higher and Weakening III active.
| Item | Slot | DR |
|---|---|---|
 Fire Expert Wizard Hat
|
Head | 5% |
 Fire Expert Wizard Robes
|
Body | 5% |
 Fire Expert Wizard Bottoms
|
Leggings | 5% |
 Fire Expert Wizard Boots
|
Boots | 5% |
 (U) Ancient D-hide Vambraces
|
Hands | 6% |
| Subtotal | 26% | |
 Skull Cape
|
Cape | 3% |
| Elite Amulet of Defence
|
Neck | 2% |
| Silver Diamond Ring
|
Ring | 1% |
| Any Error creating thumbnail: File missing Magic
|
Weapon | 0% |
 Miolite Shield
|
Off-hand | 2% |
| Total | 34% | |
Weapon choice
The information in the table below was produced by using the Combat Simulator and the respective builds above.
The clears per hour are counted for a Hardcore character with level 70 in everything except level 81
. No other buffs.
| Item | Clears per hour | Time to get (95% confidence) |
|---|---|---|
 Dragon Sword
|
6.39 | instant |
 Ancient Sword
|
7.04 | medium |
 Dragon Claw
|
7.07 | medium |
 Sunset Rapier
|
8.49 | medium |
 Ancient Claw
|
9.23 | long |
Gear options
Gloves
| Item | DR | Requirements |
|---|---|---|
| Paladin Gloves
|
4% | none |
 (U) Red D-hide Vambraces
|
4% | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Level 60
|
 (U) Black D-hide Vambraces
|
5% | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Level 70
|
| (U) Ancient D-hide Vambraces
|
6% | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Level 80
|
Even though you might want the best option for you, think if you really want to farm
for it, which can be both time- and food-expensive perspective. The Red and Black Vambraces can be either crafted with
or dropped from
. Or you might just farm some 
Paladins.
Cape
| Item | Upside | Downside |
|---|---|---|
| Knight's Cape
|
1% DR | It's Error creating thumbnail: File missing Level 88 unique drop
|
| Skull Cape
|
3% DR | Screws up Error creating thumbnail: File missing Melee
|
 Firemaking Skillcape
|
XP boost | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Level 99, no DR increase
|
 Obsidian Cape
|
Spend less food | Rare drop, no DR increase |
 Fire Cape
|
2% DR | You need to clear Error creating thumbnail: File missing Volcanic Cave once
|
Boots
The choice of boots is small because we don't want to drop in DR too much.
| Item | DR% | Requirements |
|---|---|---|
| (G) Dragon Boots
|
6% | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Level 60
|
 (G) Rune Boots
|
5% | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Level 40
|
Ring
| Item | Benefit |
|---|---|
| Silver Diamond Ring
|
1% DR |
 Aorpheat's Signet Ring
|
5% chance to double  Elite Chest and 100% more money
|
 Ring of Wealth
|
7% chance to double Elite Chest
|
 Gold Sapphire Ring
|
30 reflect to clear the dungeon a bit faster |
